Resource Manager
Location: South West - Hybrid
Salary: £55,000 - £85,000
Employment Type: Permanent
Security Clearance: SC Cleared or eligible
I'm currently working with a growing consultancy delivering complex transformation and technology programmes. Due to continued growth, they're looking to appoint an experienced Resource Manager to own and develop their end-to-end resourcing function, ensuring demand, capacity and resource planning are accurately managed across the business.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in resource management, workforce planning or consultancy, who enjoys working with senior stakeholders, solving complex resourcing challenges and driving effective workforce utilisation.
Key Responsibilities- Own and continuously improve the end-to-end resourcing process
- Maintain a Real Time view of demand, capacity, utilisation and resource debt
- Validate and prioritise resource demand across practices and accounts
- Develop creative solutions to resource gaps, including redeployment, associates, recruitment and phased allocation
- Ensure recruitment activity is aligned to validated business demand
- Lead weekly resourcing meetings and support monthly resourcing boards
- Identify and escalate demand mismatches, risks and capacity constraints
- Work closely with PMO to maintain accurate reporting, data and governance
- Challenge stakeholders constructively and ensure resourcing actions are tracked through to completion
- Experience in Resource Management, Workforce Planning or Project Management
- Consultancy experience is highly desirable, particularly within a digital or technology environment
- Strong understanding of demand planning, capacity management, utilisation and recruitment pipelines
- Experience using resource scheduling or workforce planning tools
- Strong data analysis and visualisation skills, including Excel and Power BI
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Comfortable challenging senior stakeholders and holding them accountable
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Experience supporting governance and producing senior/board-level reporting
- SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain SC Clearance
If you're looking for an opportunity to take ownership of a growing consultancy's resourcing function, influence senior stakeholders and develop creative solutions to complex workforce challenges, we'd love to hear from you.